Jean-Baptiste René (August 22, 1841 – April 6, 1916) was the second Roman Catholic Prefect Apostolic of Alaska. Born in France, Rene was ordained in 1876. On March 16, 1897, Father Rene was appointed prefect apostolic of Alaska resigning on March 28, 1904. He was later Professor of Scripture and of Hebrew at Spokane. Notes Christian missionaries in Alaska Apostolic prefects of Alaska French Jesuits 1841 births 1916 deaths French Roman Catholic missionaries 20th-century American Roman Catholic priests Jesuit missionaries in the United States French expatriates in the United States Jesuit missionaries 19th-century American Roman Catholic priests